How experiential learning is the way forward in India

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING15 Sep 2018

As a school kid, most of us used to wait for lab sessions to attend practicals – Chemistry, Biology, Computer, etc. Didn’t we? But why were practicals so much fun? Was it the LIVE experience that made them interesting or the unique methodology that helped us remember all the points for longer?

Here’s a fun fact. Hermann Ebbinghaus formulated the ‘Forgetting Curve’ more than a hundred years ago which explains the decline of memory retention and how information is lost over a period of time when there is no attempt to retain it. Experiencing things in the real-world can help us retain a lot more, a lot faster. Lectures help, but one needs practical knowledge to understand, grow, and excel. Thus, it’s time you make the most of experiential learning.

Experiential learning allows students to:> Develop critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills> Build an emotional connection with the subject> Leverage real examples for inspiration> Enhance their experiences to be shared with others

Indian education system needs to evolve and become more experiential where students get an opportunity to go out and explore the real world to gain first-hand knowledge. This will further inspire them to pursue what appeals to them the most. An expert or mentor can guide students to bridge the gap between theoretical and practical learning. This will also help in brushing up their skills with a better understanding of how to act in a particular environment.Parents must realise that kids need to cope up with today’s fast moving world by making them familiar with the modern ways of learning. Thanks to digital tools and technologies, students can now close the job skill gap in a true sense. Smart classes with projectors, personalized and project-based training, industry visits, etc are some of the methods parents should look forward to for their kids’ personal development.

GET INSPIRED AND GET GOING BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME!

The skills we need to work today are changing at such a great pace that no system can keep up with them without constant evolution. With competition growing incessantly in the global economy, we must look forward to shifting the discourse from learning new skills to enabling the processes that create these skills.We, at Project MyNT – My Next Thing, are working towards redefining the methods of learning by providing practical knowledge to students who enrol in our courses. A strong curriculum including sessions by experts and internships will help students figure out the right career opportunities amidst all the confusion and uncertainty.MyNT aims to give students an insight into careers that are going to take over the world tomorrow and for which there is currently no infrastructure or space in our education program. Enrol here.